Lawyers Salary in Birmingham, AL
Median annual salary
$170,230
+7% vs US median ($159,670)
Worth after local cost of living
$191,485
cost index 88.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Birmingham, AL
| 10th percentile | $65,650 |
| 25th percentile | $100,270 |
| Median (50th) | $170,230 |
| 75th percentile | $213,600 |
| 90th percentile | $272,900 |
| Mean | $165,910 |
| Employed in metro | 2,800 |
A Lawyers in Birmingham, AL earns a median of $170,230 per year. That is 7% above the national median of $159,670 for this occupation. Because Birmingham, AL has a cost index of 88.9 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $191,485 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $71,498, median gross rent $1,172/mo, and the median home value $240,200. See the full Birmingham, AL cost-of-living profile.